Grate or mince ginger and garlic. Whisk together first 7 ingredients in a large bowl.

Shave carrots into ribbons and add to sauce mixture; toss to coat. Set aside.

Rinse snow peas and remove the little strings. Rinse and trim asparagus and cut into 2 inch pieces. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add snow peas and asparagus; cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon to a colander; rinse with cold water until cool. Add snow peas and asparagus to carrot mixture.

Homemade vinaigrette is so much more flavorful than either bottled or packaged. The one downside is that you need to shake it up every time you pour it. Pre-packaged dressings have added emulsifiers to make the ingredients “stick together.” But I prefer to not consume chemicals with my food so I’m OK with shaking the bottle once in a while!

Bone broth is a delicious, restorative, highly nutritious broth made by simmering meat bones in water for 8-10 hours. The broth completely absorbs all the micronutrients from the bones themselves. AIP and Paleo diets both recommend consuming bone broth every day. However it can get boring, so I tend to add it to a thick soup or make a nice soup out of it from scratch, like this one.

Using a single frying pan, a spatula, a serving platter, and a few simple ingredients, you can whip up this delicious, nutritious meal of salmon and zucchini. Even with prep work it’s only 30 minutes from start to finish. Continue reading “30-Minute Salmon and Zucchini”→